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author | Karsten Merker <merker@debian.org> | 2012-09-22 23:05:37 +0000 |
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committer | Karsten Merker <merker@debian.org> | 2012-09-22 23:05:37 +0000 |
commit | 0d2859991d73bf2c567ea09e68cfcaf5bf6db9d7 (patch) | |
tree | 376764f373d4465901c2361e0d21c73cad9d855a /en/using-d-i/modules | |
parent | 4b8cdb9d4c1e2bb757868523f40239233cd52b82 (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-0d2859991d73bf2c567ea09e68cfcaf5bf6db9d7.zip |
* Reworked the "Configuring the Network" section, added information
regarding IPv6 support.
* Added a "Choosing a network mirror" section, added information
regarding IPv6 connectivity of debian mirrors and information about
ftp.ipv6.debian.org and http.debian.net.
M manual/debian/changelog
M manual/en/using-d-i/modules/netcfg.xml
M manual/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml
Diffstat (limited to 'en/using-d-i/modules')
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml | 37 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/netcfg.xml | 56 |
2 files changed, 82 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml index 473e82287..e530efa5c 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml @@ -193,4 +193,41 @@ configured. </para> </sect4> + +<sect4 id="apt-setup-mirror-selection"> +<title>Choosing a network mirror</title> +<para> + +If you have selected to use a network mirror during the installation +(optional for CD/DVD installs, required for netboot images), you will be +presented with a list of geographically nearby (and therefore hopefully +fast) network mirrors, based upon your country selection earlier in the +installation process. Choosing the offered default is usually fine. + +</para><para> + +If your computer is on an IPv6-only network (which is probably not the case +for the vast majority of users), using the default mirror for your country +might not work. All the mirrors in the list are reachable via IPv4, but +only some of them can be used via IPv6. As connectivity of individual +mirrors can change over time, this information is not available in the +installer. If there is no IPv6 connectivity for the default mirror for your +country, you can either try some of the other mirrors offered to you or +choose the "enter information manually" option. You can then specify +<quote>ftp.ipv6.debian.org</quote> as the mirror name, which is an alias for +a mirror available via IPv6, although it will probably not be the fastest +possible one. + +</para><para> + +Another option when choosing to specify the mirror manually is to use +<quote>http.debian.net</quote> as your mirror. +<quote>http.debian.net</quote> is not a physical mirror but a mirror +redirection service, i.e. it automatically refers your system to a +real mirror near you in terms of network topology. It takes into account +by which protocol you connect to it, i.e. if you use IPv6, it will +refer you to an IPv6-capable mirror near you. + +</para> +</sect4> </sect3> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/netcfg.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/netcfg.xml index 314966888..426df3f39 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/netcfg.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/netcfg.xml @@ -15,19 +15,31 @@ installation is complete; see the <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>interfaces</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry> man page. -</para><para> +</para> + +<sect4 id="netcfg-automatic"> +<title>Automatic network configuration</title> +<para> By default, &d-i; tries to configure your computer's network -automatically via DHCP. If the DHCP probe succeeds, you are done. If the -probe fails, it may be caused by many factors ranging from unplugged -network cable, to a misconfigured DHCP setup. Or maybe you don't have -a DHCP server in your local network at all. For further explanation, -check the error messages on the fourth console. In any case, you will +automatically as far as possible. If the automatic configuration +fails, that may be caused by many factors ranging from an +unplugged network cable to missing infrastructure for automatic +configuration. For further explanation in case of errors, check +the error messages on the fourth console. In any case, you will be asked if you want to retry, or if you want to perform a manual -setup. DHCP servers are sometimes really slow in their responses, so -if you are sure everything is in place, try again. +setup. Sometimes the network services used for autoconfiguration +can be slow in their responses, so if you are sure everything is +in place, simply start the autoconfiguration attempt again. +If autoconfiguration fails repeatedly, you can instead choose +the manual network setup. -</para><para> +</para> +</sect4> + +<sect4 id="netcfg-manual"> +<title>Manual network configuration</title> +<para> The manual network setup in turn asks you a number of questions about your network, notably @@ -37,8 +49,8 @@ your network, notably <computeroutput>Name server addresses</computeroutput>, and a <computeroutput>Hostname</computeroutput>. Moreover, if you have a wireless network interface, you will be asked -to provide your <computeroutput>Wireless ESSID</computeroutput> and -a <computeroutput>WEP key</computeroutput> or +to provide your <computeroutput>Wireless ESSID</computeroutput> +(<quote>wireless network name</quote>) and a <computeroutput>WEP key</computeroutput> or <computeroutput>WPA/WPA2 passphrase</computeroutput>. Fill in the answers from <xref linkend="needed-info"/>. @@ -55,4 +67,26 @@ change them by editing <filename>/etc/network/interfaces</filename> once the system has been installed. </para></note> +</sect4> + +<sect4 id="netcfg-ipv4-ipv6"> +<title>IPv4 and IPv6</title> +<para> + +From &debian-gnu; 7.0 (<quote>Wheezy</quote>) onwards, &d-i; supports IPv6 +as well as the <quote>classic</quote> IPv4. All combinations of IPv4 and +IPv6 (IPv4-only, IPv6-only and dual-stack configurations) are supported. + +</para><para> + +Autoconfiguration for IPv4 is done via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration +Protocol). Autoconfiguration for IPv6 supports stateless autoconfiguration +using NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol, including recursive DNS server +(RDNSS) assignment), stateful autoconfiguration via DHCPv6 and mixed +stateless/stateful autoconfiguration (address configuration via NDP, +additional parameters via DHCPv6). + +</para> +</sect4> + </sect3> |